Request for Proposals

Solicitation No. RFP #014

Title: Strategic Market Entry and B2B Engagement for Kosovar ICT Joint Venture in Switzerland

Issue Date: September 26, 2024

Closing Date: October 17, 2024

Questions Due: October 04, 2024

Answers to Questions Received: [Download here]

Closing Time: 17:00 GMT +2:00 (Kosovo time)

Ceiling Price: $60,000.00

Subject: USAID Contract No. 72016720C00001

USAID/Kosovo Compete Activity

DT Global, the implementer of the USAID/Kosovo Activity under USAID Contract No. 72016720C00001, invites proposals for Strategic Market Entry and B2B Engagement for Kosovar ICT Joint Venture as described in Attachment I “Statement of Work.”

The period of performance for this activity anticipates commencing in October 2024 and ending December 2024. The issuance of a subcontract is subject to the availability of funds, successful negotiation of the subcontract terms and budget, and reception of USAID’s Contracting Officer subcontract consent if required. The Contract resulting from this award is envisioned to be a firm fixed-price contract.

DT Global encourages your organization to indicate its interest in this procurement by submitting a proposal in accordance with the instructions in Attachment II “Instructions to Offerors”. Proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria established in Attachment III of this solicitation. An award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the project after evaluation in accordance with the criteria stated in the solicitation.

To be considered under the solicitation process, the Offeror should submit a complete proposal by the means indicated herein no later than the closing date and time indicated above. Offerors should ensure that the proposals are well written, easy to read and follow, and contain only the requested information.

Proposals should be submitted electronically via email to:

USAID Kosovo Compete Activity Procurement Team

Email: [email protected]

The solicitation number above must also be mentioned in the subject of the email.

All questions relating to this solicitation must be submitted electronically via email to:

Procurement Team at [email protected] , no later than October 04, 2024 at 17:00 GMT +2:00 (Kosovo time). Unless otherwise notified by an amendment to this RFP, no questions will be accepted after this date. No questions/clarifications will be entertained if received by means other than the specified email address. The solicitation number should be stated in the subject If you are planning to submit a proposal, it is imperative to confirm receipt of this solicitation by email to [email protected] in order to be included on the solicitation mailing list to receive answers to questions and any future amendment(s).

Proposals must be submitted separately via two different emails. The first email shall include the technical proposal as an attachment and should be named “Technical Proposal” and the second email shall include the cost/business proposal and should be named “Business Proposal.”

Attachments:

• Attachment I Statement of Work
• Attachment II Instructions to Offerors
• Attachment III Evaluation Criteria
• Attachment IV Prime Contract Flow-Down Clauses